What works on a Sky Q box without a subscription

[Stockylocky]

Hi, 

How would a Sky Q box work without a subscription? What things would work and what wouldn't? Recording, pausing live tv, things on demand?

I am thinking of taking a break from Sky because of cost and I know I'll need to send back the box as it's only rented but I've seen some on eBay to buy.

Just wondering if it's an option to use it to watch free to air tv or is it best for me to get a Freesat box?

Thanks

[Daniel0210]

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@Stockylocky wrote:

but I've seen some on eBay to buy. 

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@Stockylocky 

Those are stolen property. The previous users of those boxes will have been chased by Sky for their return, will have had to at least pay a non return fee and the boxes will have been disabled by Sky so are worthless. 

[Quoman7]

Hi @MightyQuinn  As a footnote to @MightyQuinn  post, SKYQ equipment for sale on third party sites are stolen property as they should have been returned to SKY, and would not have worked as they would have been blocked by SKY.

[Mark39]

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@Stockylocky wrote:

I am thinking of taking a break from Sky because of cost and I know I'll need to send back the box as it's only rented but I've seen some on eBay to buy.

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Any Sky Q equipment you might see on ebay is essentially stolen property (and won’t work anyway).

[Stockylocky]

Ok thanks for your help, all I needed to know 👍🏼

[TimmyBGood]

@Stockylocky

Just to add that as a direct result of the business model described above, a Q box has zero non-subscription functionality.  

It's also important to know that an HD Freesat box will not receive a signal with a standard Q LNB on the satellite dish: the 'Freesat 4K' branded hardware is OK.

[KLB510]

@Stockylocky can I jump on this post and ask questiom. You say the 4k freesat box is OK. Does that mean it works with a skyQ dish? 

[Stockylocky]

Hi, yep just plug it in to existing cables and it works well. Remote isn't as good as Sky Q's but you get used to it

[lockster]

It's not necessarily stolen, I have just cancelled my subscription and have been told to recycle my sky q but send back the mini box

[Daniel0210]

@lockster 

I think you've been misinformed there. Sky Q boxes and mini boxes still need returning. Sky Q broadband hubs no longer need returning. 

[TimmyBGood]

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@lockster wrote:

 been told to recycle my sky q but send back the mini box

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As @Daniel0210 indicates, Q Hubs (internet routers of a design dating back to 2016) are no longer required for return because they are becoming obsolete this year as they don't meet new security requirements for internet access hardware..  All Q television boxes are all returnable.

[PandJ2020]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

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@lockster wrote:

 been told to recycle my sky q but send back the mini box

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  All Q television boxes are all returnable.

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I could be wrong but I think there was a post a few weeks back where they didn't want a non-UHD Q box returned.